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Eldorado Cafe to expand into next-door suite in North Austin

Mexican restaurant Eldorado Cafe is slated to expand into its next-door Suite 301 in North Austin some time in the next year.

The details: The restaurant is expanding to accommodate more seating and broaden its catering offerings, owner Joanna Fried said. Completion is expected in about a year from now as work is still in the early stages. The new space was formerly occupied by Lions Krav Maga.

Eldorado Cafe's menu features breakfast items, such as tacos, migas, chilaquiles and huevos rancheros; a lunch and dinner menu with appetizers, burritos, enchiladas, vegan items, desserts and daily specials; and a full bar with cocktails, beer, wine and mocktails.

  • 3300 W. Anderson Lane, Ste. 303, Austin

 
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What to know for graduations at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park

The H-E-B Center at Cedar Park will host 17 high school graduation ceremonies from May 21 to June 1. Here's what anyone planning on attending one of those graduations should know.

At a glance: For all graduations, doors will open one hour before the start of the ceremony. All guests must go through a security checkpoint. Clear bags cannot be larger than 16 by 8 by 16 inches; nonclear bags cannot be larger than 5 by 9 by 2 inches.

Prohibited items include:

  • Noisemakers
  • Balloons
  • Signs larger than 22 by 28 inches
  • Banners and flags
  • Glass containers
  • Outside food and beverage
  • Coolers
  • Tripods, monopods and selfie sticks
  • Umbrellas longer than 12 inches
  • Weapons

What else? For family and friends who are unable to attend in person, graduations will be live streamed on the H-E-B Center's YouTube channel.

One more thing: Cedar Park officials expect heavy traffic in the areas around the H-E-B Center before and after graduations. Residents who are not attending graduations are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays.

 
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New apartments, business park and trail: 5 major Austin-area permits filed this week

From a new apartment community in Austin to a trail in Cedar Park, here are five of the most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Pflugerville Business Park ($37 million): This project involves the construction of the shell industrial buildings with speculative office space in each.

2. Oak Hill Highline Phase II ($26 million): Construction on a 129,306-square-foot apartment community will begin in September.

3. Buda Sportsplex Phase I ($15.2 million): A multifaceted expansion and enhancement of the Buda Sportsplex began last summer and will run through September.

4. Lakeline Park to WilCo trail connection and pedestrian bridge ($9.65 million): This project involves the construction of a one-mile trail connecting Lakeline Park to the Brushy Creek Regional Trail, including a pedestrian bridge crossing South Bell Boulevard.

5. Cedar Park Police Department dispatch renovation ($3 million): This project involves approximately 5,000 square feet of office space renovation for the communications center relocation. 

 
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Texas Supreme Court declines to expel Houston Rep. Gene Wu over summer quorum break

The Texas Supreme Court on May 15 denied Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after the Houston Democrat led his colleagues in a walkout to protest congressional redistricting last summer.

The details: In the court’s majority opinion, Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock ruled that because Wu and other House Democrats “voluntarily returned” to the Capitol two weeks after their August departure, it was not necessary for the court to get involved.

The court also rejected a petition by Attorney General Ken Paxton to expel Wu and 12 other Democrats over the walkout, consolidating the two requests in one ruling.

What they're saying: Wu celebrated the ruling in a May 15 statement, saying that "the Constitution does not let a governor erase voters’ choices when their choices are inconvenient to him."

Abbott's office argued the governor's August lawsuit helped end the walkout and said the state was prepared to fight future quorum breaks: "If Democrats abandon their offices again, the governor will bring them right back to the Texas Supreme Court."

 

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